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From: Election Law Blog <rhasen at law.uci.edu>
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I am pleased to welcome to ELB Book Corner Victoria Nourse, writing about her new book, Impeachments of Donald Trump: An Introduction to Constitutional Interpretation (West 2021). Here is the third of three posts: Ask the public if impeachment… ...
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  1.  ELB Book Corner: Victoria Nourse: “What Impeachment Teaches Us About How Lawyers Misread the Constitution”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124788>
  2.  “Between the lines: Hidden partisans try to influence California’s independent redistricting “<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124933>
  3.  Educational Polarization, in Voting and Culture<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124930>
  4.  Registering Young Voters<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124928>
  5.  “Voters Had Their Say. Partisans Ignored Them.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124925>
  6.  “Here’s the Truth About Brett Kavanaugh’s Finances”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124923>
  7.  “Gov. Tony Evers says election officials should be ‘lawyered up’ as partisan review of 2020 ramps up”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124921>
  8.  “DHS Cyber Office Wants to See Secret Voting Machine Vulnerability Report”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124919>
  9.  “The I.R.S. Can Register Voters Just as Well as the D.M.V. Maybe Better.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124915>
  10. ELB Podcast, Season 3, Episode 2: “Brad Raffensperger and Isabel Longoria: The Risk of Election Subversion”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124911>
  11. Breitbart: Liberals Intentionally Manipulating Trump Voters Into Not Getting Vaccinated<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124907>
  12. Lawsuits challenge non-citizen voting in two Vermont cities<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124903>
  13. Three fixes Congress should make to save democracy<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124905>

ELB Book Corner: Victoria Nourse: “What Impeachment Teaches Us About How Lawyers Misread the Constitution”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181058856&f=1116553&c=7944352&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 29, 2021
I am pleased to welcome to ELB Book Corner Victoria Nourse<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/victoria-nourse/>, writing about her new book, Impeachments of Donald Trump: An Introduction to Constitutional Interpretation<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~www.amazon.com/Impeachments-Donald-Trump-Constitutional-Interpretation/dp/1647083494/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=The+Impeachments+of+Donald+Trump&qid=1632515655&sr=8-2> (West 2021). Here is the third of three posts: Ask the public if impeachment… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124788>

“Between the lines: Hidden partisans try to influence California’s independent redistricting “<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181058860&f=1116553&c=7944352&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, September 29, 2021
>From CalMatters:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~calmatters.org/politics/2021/09/california-congressional-districts-hidden-partisanship/> California congressional districts are drawn by an independent citizens commission, but it’s hearing from candidates and party officials who don’t disclose their partisan affiliations. In August, Christopher Rodriguez phoned into an online meeting of the California Citizens Redistricting… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124933>

Educational Polarization, in Voting and Culture<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181058864&f=1116553&c=7944352&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, September 29, 2021
It’s now widely known that the educational divide — or the diploma divide, as some leading scholars have put it — is a major driver across most Western democracies in explaining voting patterns and the realignment of the parties of… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124930>

Registering Young Voters<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181058868&f=1116553&c=7944352&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, September 29, 2021
Yesterday was National Voter Registration Day. The Civics Center, an organization devoted to n high school voter registration and civic engagement, notes that four million young people turn 18 every year, and the vast majority of them are eligible to… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124928>

“Voters Had Their Say. Partisans Ignored Them.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181058872&f=1116553&c=7944352&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, September 29, 2021
David Daley in NYT <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/09/29/opinion/redistricting-commissions-democracy.html> points to troubling developments with independent redistricting commissions. It’s early to reach any definitive judgments about these processes, but there are certainly disturbing signs. From Arizona in 2000 to California, Michigan, Colorado, Missouri, Utah and Virginia… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124925>

“Here’s the Truth About Brett Kavanaugh’s Finances”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181058876&f=1116553&c=7944352&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, September 29, 2021
>From Mother Jones<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/09/heres-the-truth-about-brett-kavanaughs-finances/>, by Stephanie Mencimer<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~www.motherjones.com/author/stephanie-mencimer/>, who has been covering this issue since 2018 (Hat tip to Howard Bashman at How Appealing): It’s become a predictable pattern: The Supreme Court issues a controversial ruling on a hot-button social… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124923>

“Gov. Tony Evers says election officials should be ‘lawyered up’ as partisan review of 2020 ramps up”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181058880&f=1116553&c=7944352&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, September 29, 2021
>From Milwaukee Journ<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2021/09/28/wisconsin-clerks-need-lawyers-during-2020-election-review-governor-tony-evers-says/5898399001/>al Sentinel: Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday that municipal and county clerks should get “lawyered up” as the attorney overseeing the effort sought to meet with Milwaukee County’s clerk during a partisan review of the 2020… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124921>

“DHS Cyber Office Wants to See Secret Voting Machine Vulnerability Report”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181058884&f=1116553&c=7944352&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, September 29, 2021
>From the Daily Beast<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~www.thedailybeast.com/department-of-homeland-security-cyber-office-wants-to-see-secret-voting-machine-vulnerability-report?ref=home>. Note that the issue is potential vulnerabilities in voting machines: A cybersecurity official at the Department of Homeland Security has shown interest in seeing a copy of a report alleging “severe” vulnerabilities in Georgia’s voting… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124919>

“The I.R.S. Can Register Voters Just as Well as the D.M.V. Maybe Better.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181058888&f=1116553&c=7944352&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, September 29, 2021
NYT Guest Essay<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/ncome%20tax%20forms%20are%20notoriously%20complicated,%20but%20there%20is%20one%20simple%20question%20that%20is%20missing:%20“Would%20you%20like%20to%20register%20to%20vote%20in%20your%20home%20state?”%20With%20over%20150%20million%20American%20households%20filing%20federal%20income%20tax%20returns%20each%20year,%20our%20annual%20ritual%20of%20tax%20filing%20is%20a%20missed%20opportunity%20for%20voter%20registration.%20While%20Americans%20are%20filling%20out%20their%201040s%20and%20Schedule%20Cs,%20they%20should%20also%20be%20asked%20if%20they%20would%20like%20to%20complete%20a%20voter%20registration%20form.%20The%20form,%20let’s%20call%20it%20a%20Schedule%20VR,%20would%20be%20separate%20from%20tax%20information,%20and%20would%20be%20available%20to%20all%20citizens,%20regardless%20of%20the%20amount%20of%20taxes%20paid%20or%20refunded.%20A%20Schedule%20VR%20would%20be%20the%20simplest%20way%20to%20create%20a%20national%20and%20nearly%20universal%20registration%20system.%20There%20is%20good%20evidence%20that%20tax-time%20voter%20registration%20would%20work.%20In%20Canada,%20annual%20income%20tax%20forms%20already%20offer%20voter%20registration.%20Overall,%2096%20percent%20of%20eligible%20voters%20appear%20on%20the%20Canadian%20voter%20registry,%20thanks%20in%20substantial%20part%20to%20the%20work%20of%20the%20Canada%20Revenue%20Agency.%20Elections%20Canada%20suggests%20that%20citizens%20“tick%20the%20box”%20every%20year%20on%20their%20income%20tax%20form%20to%20keep%20their%20address%20information%20up-to-date.%20By%20contrast,%20more%20than%20one%20in%20five%20eligible%20voters%20in%20the%20United%20States%20is%20not%20on%20the%20voter%20rolls.%20These%20unregistered%20voters%20are%20disproportionately%20likely%20to%20be%20young,%20to%20have%20lower%20incomes,%20and%20to%20be%20members%20of%20racial%20and%20ethnic%20minority%20groups.%20Adding%20a%20voter%20registration%20option%20to%20tax%20filing%20has%20three%20major%20advantages:%20breadth,%20accuracy%20and%20convenience.%20Americans%20are%20conscientious%20taxpayers%20who%20see%20tax%20filing%20as%20an%20important%20civic%20responsibility;%20a%20Schedule%20VR%20would%20help%20ensure%20our%20voter%20rolls%20are%20correct%20and%20secure,%20with%20less%20paperwork%20for%20the%20citizenry.>: Income tax forms are notoriously complicated, but there is one simple question that is missing: “Would you like to register to vote in your home state?” With over 150 million<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1304.pdf#page=22> American households filing federal income tax… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124915>

ELB Podcast, Season 3, Episode 2: “Brad Raffensperger and Isabel Longoria: The Risk of Election Subversion”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181058892&f=1116553&c=7944352&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 28, 2021
On Season 3, Episode 2<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~soundcloud.com/rick-hasen/elb-podcast-episode-3-1> of the ELB Podcast: Is the United States at risk of election subversion and stolen elections?Is the key to secure American elections having people of integrity running them?What role can law play in protecting the… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124911>

Breitbart: Liberals Intentionally Manipulating Trump Voters Into Not Getting Vaccinated<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181058896&f=1116553&c=7944352&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, September 28, 2021
The dynamics of internet and social-media based disinformation, misinformation, and conspiracy theorizing are similar in the election-law domain and the pandemic/vaccination domain. Although this story<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/28/nolte-data-confirms-trump-counties-dying-to-own-the-libs/> involves the issue of vaccinations, the structure of the argument reveals much about our current… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124907>

Lawsuits challenge non-citizen voting in two Vermont cities<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181058900&f=1116553&c=7944352&u=102231511>
By Derek Muller, September 28, 2021
Earlier this year, the Vermont legislature overrode the governor’s veto<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~apnews.com/article/vt-state-wire-vermont-house-elections-legislature-government-and-politics-656d396e495f2f408e92ee107eb103ef> and enacted statutes authorizing the cities of Montpelier and Winooski to allow non-citizens to vote in local elections. (For more background, see National Review<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~www.nationalreview.com/news/rnc-sues-vermont-cities-that-allow-noncitizens-to-vote/>.) The Republican National Committee is… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124903>

Three fixes Congress should make to save democracy<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181058904&f=1116553&c=7944352&u=102231511>
By Ned Foley, September 28, 2021
Here’s a new Washington Post column<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/28/three-fixes-congress-should-make-save-democracy/> summarizing my takeaways from the conference<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124864> that Rick organized and led last week. These are the three italicized headings for the congressional reforms that would help reduce the danger of election subversion specifically in… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7944352_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124905>
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